RSM, the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms has announced a partnership with Plug and Play, a global innovation platform. As a strategic founding anchor partner for Plug and Play’s newest vertical in cybersecurity and an anchor partner in fintech, RSM will connect with start-ups that are bringing innovation to the cybersecurity and financial technology spaces.
Plug and Play invests in more than 150 companies each year and has 28 locations around the world, including in Silicon Valley and New York. Some of its successes include PayPal, Dropbox, SoundHound and Lending Club.
RSM is committed to keep abreast with technology
Gordon Micallef, RSM Malta’s partner responsible for technology consulting, said that: “RSM is committed to keep abreast with technology in an effort to understand our clients and fulfil our role as first-choice advisers, as clients contemplate new ways of doing business to succeed in today’s rapidly changing and increasingly global economy.
“It is our pleasure to welcome RSM as a new partner in fintech and as a founding anchor partner in cybersecurity. Their commitment to innovation is what we look for in our partners, particularly when they have such a strong position in serving the middle market,” said Saeed Amidi, founder and CEO of Plug and Play.
RSM fully understands the transformative opportunities digital strategies, new technologies, big data, artificial intelligence and other innovations bring to its clients and prospective clients. The firm’s partnerships with Plug and Play and the Chamber of Digital Commerce, which was announced in November, will help RSM accelerate its engagement with companies that are creating new and emerging innovations.